My computer won't get past the startup. I'm using Win xp Home. It gets to the Windows Xp loading screen and then it goes to a black screen and starts the start up over again. whats wrong?
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My computer won't get past the startup. I'm using Win xp Home. It gets to the Windows Xp loading screen and then it goes to a black screen and starts the start up over again. whats wrong?
Can you get into the startup menu?
Do you meen the start up menu when it asked you if you want to go into safemode?
Could be a ton of things but it is hard to tell given the lack of background info you've given. Might be hardware, but probably is software related. Try to boot into safe mode and use system restore to go back to the day of your last good boot, Another option would to be to try and boot from the CD and then use the recovery console to repair XP. If neither of these work then the problem is likely to be hardware related.
How can i do a system restore without being able to get to the desktop
If you can't boot into safe mode then try booting from the Windows CD.
when you turn On your computer press F8 untill a black screen display with start up option on it. ex:Quote:
to boot into safe mode and use system restore to go back to the day of your last good boot,
Safe Mode
Safe Mode with Command Prompt
Safe Mode with Networking
Last known good configuration
......etc.
try what allen suggested with the restore (when you are in safe mode) if that doesnt work try ladt good know configuration.
we can't get into safe mode. or last known working configuration or anything else. no matter what we chose it will always keep restarting. is there a way to do a system restor from like a floppy or something.
BOOT FROM CD!!!!
(that makes 3 times...I ain't typing it no more....nope nope nope)
we dont have the windows cd. the OS was burnt on to the HD